Born Again
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Newsboys The hardest part about listening to the album is trying to meld your expectations of the Newsboys with the Expectations of Michael Tait. Before the album, it was like comparing apples to oranges. In...
Peaks and Valleys | Posted July-07-2010
The hardest part about listening to the album is trying to meld your expectations of the Newsboys with the Expectations of Michael Tait. Before the album, it was like comparing apples to oranges. In this album, we sort of have this apple-orange hybrid.
The album all in all is OK. Not great, but not horrible either.
Peaks:
The hit song "Born Again" definitely is a rockin' song, and there are other songs that sound more Newsboys-esque. I'm more of a rocker, so I like the songs where they rock it out. I was hopin' Newboys would go back to the "Take Me To Your Leader" and "Going Public" days eventually, and with Peter Furler now gone, this is about as close as you're gonna' get.
Valleys:
Why, oh why, Mr. Tait did you have to redo Jesus Freak? Don't get me wrong, I'm a KJ-52 fan, and he did pretty well, but there is just no way without TobyMac and K-Max is this song EVER going to sound right. Outside of that, there are some slower spots which sound ok, but again, I'm a rocker, so to me, they're a valley. Perhaps you'll enjoy them more.
Overall Impression: I personally don't feel the hybrid worked very well. It was two distinct sounds that didn't mesh well together. I've always felt Tait needs to stick to the rock genre. It's where he thrives. As for the Newsboys? I wonder if John James would consider a comeback...
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